Musical Theatre,  On Stage

TALKING POINT: TRACIE BENNETT in conversation with Edward Seckerson

Saturday 25 January 2025 2.00pm at Crazy Coqs

In collaboration with London’s most prestigious cabaret venue, writer and broadcaster EDWARD SECKERSON is delighted to continue his occasional strand of exclusive conversation events featuring some of the biggest names from the world of music and theatre. His objective as ever will be to explore their careers and chat informally about their journey, their process, their aspirations. It’s the perfect setting for fans to share an intimate audience with their favourite performers and gain an insight into their motivations and method.

TRACIE BENNETT is a double Olivier Award winner, a Tony Award and four time Olivier Award nominee and a Distinguished Award of LA Best Actress winner.

Most recently, Tracie starred in Here We Are (Shed Theatre, Broadway) and will revive her role when the show transfers to the National Theatre in Spring 2025. Previous theatre credits include HangmenMame; Follies (Olivier Award Nomination); Ruthless The Musical; Mrs Henderson Presents (Toronto/West End/Theatre Royal Bath – Olivier Award Nomination); The HypochondriacEnd of the Rainbow (West End/Tour/Broadway – Ivey Award winner and Angels’ Night – Distinguished Artist Award 2013, Outer Critics Circle Award 2012 and Drama Desk Award 2012, and WhatsOnStage Awards nominee 2010 and Olivier Award winner 2011, Drama League for Distinguished Performance Award 2012 and Tony Award 2012 Best Actress in a Play – Northampton Royal Theatre/Trafalgar Studios/Gutherie Theatre, Minneapolis/Broadway); La Cage aux Folles (WhatsOnStage Award); Hairspray (Olivier and WhatsOnStage Awards); Les MisérablesHigh Society (Olivier Award nomination); Cash On Delivery; She Loves Me (Olivier Award); Merrily We Roll AlongBreezeblock ParkBlood Brothers; Amid The Standing CornCarousel (Manchester Evening News Drama Award); Chicago (Library Theatre Manchester); A Midsummer Night’s DreamMerchant of VeniceMuch Ado About NothingWorking Class Hero and Educating Rita.

On screen, Tracie is best known as Sharon Gaskell in Coronation Street. Film credits include Shirley Valentine and Knights and Emeralds.

Tracie also voiced Bridget Jones’s Diary and The Edge of Reason receiving the International Audie Award.

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